Modern science offers many theories and hypotheses of the origin of mankind. Some of them are frankly absurd, some are more like fairy tales, but some still have a scientific basis.
Relatively recently, a very interesting hypothesis has appeared, according to which the heroes of the famous epic work "Mahabharata" are in fact Aryans and ancestors of modern man. The Aryans themselves are representatives of a very ancient civilization. Thanks to the practical study of Vedic philosophy and mythology, it was possible to establish that humanity can boast of a great past, full of mysteries and secrets, in comparison with which even the most exciting fantastic stories will seem boring and miserable.
The Aryans were gods by origin, and they became people much later, after mixing with the lower earthly beings in that time period when the era of degradation began on the planet. Science has proven that the Aryan civilization was the progenitor of most of humanity, inhabiting territories from Europe to Indonesia and Iran.
In the "Mahabharata", in particular, in the "Tale and Rama", one can find references to the gods reincarnated to maintain stability. They conceived offspring from female humanoid creatures, half-humans, half-bears and half-monkeys. These gods laid the foundation for the family of Rama and the entire Aryan civilization.
According to the ancient epic, modern mankind is the result of a certain genetic experiment that was carried out by a more highly developed civilization. This experiment took place as follows: initially the planet was inhabited by anthropoid apes and half-humans, the so-called Vanaras, who had small rudiments of intelligence.
The gods felt an urgent need for people, so they decided to transfer some of their skills and abilities to the Vanaras - ape-like demi-humans, so that they could eventually fulfill an important mission - to free the world from the dictatorship of Ravana, an evil deity with demonic inclinations. This is very reminiscent of a laboratory in which certain creatures were specially created with certain species characteristics, which are the result of genetic experiments.
From that moment on, the evolution of the creatures that inhabited the planet took a completely new path, and creatures with divine intelligence and supernatural powers began to appear on Earth, which eventually became the progenitors of the rest of humanity.
After the combination of the gods with the semi-monkeys, a new kind of semi-divine creatures appeared that could already resist the evil god. And it was these demigods, half-humans, who absorbed all the qualities and characteristics of both races, and became the real Aryans, the progenitors of humanity. The habitat of the new race was the northern regions of the planet, which at that time were distinguished by a subtropical climate.
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Numerous researchers of the history and culture of the Aryans claim that it was this area that was described in the Vedas as the habitat of the Aryan civilization. They laid the foundation for the modern human race, having founded on Earth great dynasties of rulers, immortal heroes who met with the gods as similar and equal to themselves, and in addition, they traveled in strange air ships, used magical weapons and possessed such powers and wisdom that could shake the universe.
Thus, the origin of modern humanity took place according to the following scheme: in order to fulfill a certain special mission, which had the goal of destroying Ravana and restoring balance in the Universe, the gods created new creatures, reuniting for this their energy with the energy of half-ape-half-humans.
It is quite possible that these were not just monkeys, but flattering people, the so-called "skillful man." Eventually, gods appeared, partially endowed with human characteristics. And they laid the foundation for the first ancestors from the Rama dynasty.
Gradually mixing with earthly people, their descendants eventually lost their divinity, acquiring more and more human characteristics. And ultimately, the new class of creatures began to be dominated by "homo sapiens" - "reasonable people", in other words - ordinary people, well known to each of the school history courses.
Thus, the ancestors of mankind in the heavenly line were deities, and on the earthly - ordinary flattering people, Vanaras, half-monkeys and half-humans.
At the same time, modern science knows a fairly large number of humanoid creatures, which have both human and ape features. So, in particular, Pithecanthropus or Neanderthal are more like people, but Australopithecus resembles a monkey. But it is precisely to the Australopithecines that the "skilled man" is referred to, who is considered the first representative of the human race. For the first time the remains of "a man of skill" were discovered in Tanzania in 1960 by anthropologist and archaeologist Leakey. Later, similar remains were found in southern and eastern parts of Africa.
The height of the “skilled man” was about 1-1.5 meters, the weight reached 50 kilograms, and the brain volume did not exceed 650 cubic centimeters. Its characteristic feature was a flat nose, protruding jaws and supraocular ridges. This creature had a much larger head than Australopithecus, and the characteristic bulge in the skull suggests that the "skillful man" had the very part of the brain that is responsible for the presence of speech, which was quite meaningful and articulate, although not reproduced as many sounds as the speech of a modern person.
The “skilled man” was the first creature to make hunting tools and tools intelligently. He was the first to step over that invisible border that separated humanity and other biological beings.
The tools made by "a skilled man" were made of quartz, despite the fact that deposits of this mineral were not found in the sites of these creatures. He was probably brought from other places, which suggests that the "man of skill" was indeed a man who was careless about the tools he made and threw them away after use.
It turns out that Darwin was right in saying that man descended from ape. But that the monkeys were demigods - no one even imagined. And even if Darwin's theory does not quite accurately reflect the evolution of mankind, who was actually right - a scientist or Hindus - remains to be seen …
At the same time, skeptics who do not trust Darwin's theory ask a completely logical question: why in the modern world do monkeys no longer turn into humans?
In fact, there are several hypotheses at once that try to explain a similar phenomenon. In particular, the scientist A. Tsarev argues that the process of transformation of a monkey into a man lasts a very long time and takes about 3-5 million years, since it is during such a period of time that the monkey's brain is able to grow to the size of a human brain. And if we take into account the fact that a “skillful person” with a brain volume of 650 cc. managed to turn into a human with a brain volume of 1300 cc in just 2 million years, it is possible to make simple calculations and determine the period of transformation of a monkey into a rational person. Tsarev divided these two million years by the difference between the brain volumes of a modern man and a "skillful man." It turned out that the human brain grew by only 1 cubic centimeter in more than three thousand years.
It is quite logical that for such a long period of time, humanity is simply not able to observe how a monkey turns into a man.
There is another theory, the proponents of which are sure that the class of monkeys from which modern man descended simply does not exist at present. They argue that the ancestors of man were either semi-aquatic or steppe monkeys. Moreover, the human race would not have appeared at all if the climatic conditions had not changed, under which the warm swampy environment was replaced by the cold preglacial period.
This is what prompted the monkeys to begin the struggle for survival, as a result of which the first rational actions and thoughts arose. And in the same period, the first tool was used.
In the modern world, there are no conditions even remotely forcing such a struggle to be waged, therefore the transformation of monkeys into humans does not occur.
In fact, no matter how different all these versions of the origin of man from apes are, no matter what facts and arguments scientists try to prove their case, these hypotheses agree on one thing: in the process of evolution, the ecological conditions of the monkey habitat were destroyed, therefore the emergence of a new man from a monkey is simply impossible. On the planet, the dominant position was taken by a person who simply will not allow a new species to develop.
It is quite possible that over time, Homo sapiens as a species will simply cease to exist. Then, subject to the presence of certain climatic conditions, a new individual may appear, which will come from great apes and become a worthy alternative to modern man …